November 2016- New York Merrill Lynch was fined $7 million by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for inadequately supervising the use of leverage (margin) in customer accounts. Merrill Loan…
read moreNovember 2016- Lynnfield, MA Investors Capital Corp. will be closing down and transferring some of its brokers and current clients to another firm within the Cetera network of broker dealers, according…
read moreNovember 2016-Houston, Texas The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined Valic Financial Advisors (VFA)$1.75 million for conflicts of interest related to the way it compensates brokers selling annuities. FINRA found…
read moreUPDATE February 2017– Lizabeth Beth Ty, also known as Lizabeth Gotuaco Ty discloses that another customer of Park Avenue Securities has filed a FINRA arbitration (case #17-429) alleging damages of…
read moreNovember 2016-Watertown, New York The FINRA records of Stanley C. Niekras, a stockbroker who was formerly employed by Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments disclose 7 prior customer disputes that have been resolved and a currently pending regulatory…
read moreNovember 2016-Palm Beach, Florida The FINRA records of Anthony J. Mazzo, a stockbroker who is currently employed by BB&T Securities disclose 4 prior customer disputes that have been resolved, a currently pending customer dispute and…
read moreNovember 3, 2016-Overland Park, KS The Kansas City Star reports that VSR Financial, which has been in business since 1984, it shutting down and moving its brokers and customers to…
read moreNovember 2016-Arlington, Texas The FINRA records of Peyton N. Jackson, a stockbroker who is not currently registered and who was last employed by Alexander Capital, LP. disclose a recent regulatory matter that is final, 7…
read moreArlington, Texas MAY 2017 UPDATE-In January 2017 a customer of Rhodes Securities filed FINRA Case #16-03753 alleging damages of $2 million for breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and breach of…
read moreSEPTEMBER 2018 The FINRA records of Rick A. Davidson, a stockbroker who is currently employed by National Securities Corporation disclose 5 prior customer disputes that that are final and a separation from employment after allegations. The…
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